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Starboard Story - OST Jam Submission's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Correlation to theme | #80 | 3.529 | 3.529 |
| Creativity | #93 | 3.059 | 3.059 |
| Impression | #105 | 2.529 | 2.529 |
| Quality | #105 | 2.471 | 2.471 |
| Overall | #106 | 2.812 | 2.812 |
| Composition | #107 | 2.471 | 2.471 |
Ranked from 17 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Description
A small soundtrack to a small indie game about seafaring. An allegory of reaching for the stars that, during the course of the game, becomes more than just an allegory.
The soundtrack is supposed to be played and layered on a loop over the gameplay, with different instruments coming and going at various points.
Dockside Groove - main menu / intro theme for the initial part of the game.
Sailing Winds - adventure awaits! The main seafaring theme.
Gathering Storm - an adversarial track for troubled waters.
Among The Stars! - a final part of the game that crescendoes into the finale, going beyond the horizon.
Message from the artist:
Uhh, hope you enjoy it! I'm hoping it doesn't have too many rough edges, I only had a very limited time to work on it, so I decided to maximize the output.
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Theme:
How does it fit the theme?
A promise of an adventure on the sea that reaches the stars.
Link(s) of the submission on streaming services
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WN045OaQe2Y
https://soundcloud.com/highlanderak/sets/starboard-story-ost
Soundtrack use permission
Any project
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Comments
Love this set of looping tracks. They flow well into each other with the drums. There's some cool rhythms in here. Haha, we both have tracks named "Among the Stars". Great work!
Dockside Groove: Compositionally, I think this is a fun and interesting little loop. I think that the addition of a prominent bassline would make this tune even more fun!
Sailing Winds: I like the use of the twangy main instrument which I think suits the main adventuring/sailing theme well. I think this is an interesting use of the pentatonic scale (or variation of pentatonic?) and gives this track a unique sound.
Gathering Storm: This track starts out sounding more hopeful than adversarial. Though the drums do add some kick and energy to it!
Among the Stars!: I like the building energy in both the long synths and the drums. This would make a satisfying climax for your game. Though the ending could probably benefit from a little more pop followed by resolve. Overall this would be a fun little soundtrack to listen to while playing the game you describe. Good job and thank you for sharing!
Thanks for the detailed response!
Some neat minimalist tracks, great match for a minimalist game, as indicated by your pixel art. Also nice play on words with Star-board, Ha! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you!
Great use of the percussions and rhythmic elements of all the instruments, there is enough variation to listen to it for a long time, I can definitely imagine this in a game! congratulations!
Thank you!
Nice! The drums and the shaker things definitely make me feel like I’m at sea. Among the Stars is my favorite, I love the rhythm and the vibe going at the end. Would love to hear an expansion of this after the jam ends!
Thank you!
I really liked your drum sounds and the interesting rhythms and drum patterns you had, especially in your track, Among the Stars! Great work!
haha, I actually tried keeping my drums from being too overpowering cause I tend to overly fixate on them. Thanks!
I liked sailing winds, it almost had a bit of a creepy vibe going to it that I could see leading up to something really cool during the characters adventure.
Haha, glad you liked it!
Think you have a good concept and a lot strong core ideas. They just need some expanding! Totally get how tough it is with time constraints, though. That said, would love to hear a couple of these tracks with a counter-theme to strengthen the main loops you've written.
thanks! I might try expanding it after the jam ends.
Great submission! I liked among the stars! the most
Thank you!
Nice work, I can really feel the shinning in the the "Among the Stars!".
I just think the loudness is a bit low. Youlean says it's at around -30 dB while soundcloud suggest -14dB. Do you mind to increase it a bit?
Thanks for the feedback, glad you liked it!
I raised the loudness, but I can't reupload the files during the jam, so this will have to do for now lol.
These are fun! After listening to another submission just before it, I feel like its a little on the quiet side, but the overall mix seemed great!
Thank you! <3
Yeah, I raised the volumes a bit, but I can't reupload the files while the voting is going on, so will have to wait until afterwards.